Abrahams Cottage, Crowland Road, Eye, PETERBOROUGH, PE6 7TT

‘Outline application for three bungalow dwellings on land previously used for light commercial use with layout secured and all other matters reserved.’

Authority: Peterborough City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Somers J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would provide a suitable site for development, having regard to its location in conjunction with the Housing Strategy of the area, the character and appearance of the locality and the sustainability of the location
The effect of the proposed layout upon character and appearance of the location

What decided it

The proposal fails to demonstrate the essential need for housing required by LP Policy LP8 and the Framework, and the formal layout of three dwellings would unacceptably harm the character and appearance of the locality by introducing an incongruous residential scheme into an area of informal, scattered development in open countryside.

Framework references: 73, 83, 84

Plan policies cited: Policy LP2, Policy LP8, Policy LP11, Policy LP16

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